GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
nity, and wearing the apparel of dark-ness? The lotus of Thy feet keepeth us from fear, in them doth flash the lightning of Thy love for Thy children; And loud laughter adorneth Thy spiritual face.
Doctor (to Vivekananda): It is dangerous for Him — this singing. It will work upon His feelings with serious results. Sri Ramakrishna (to Vivekananda) : What does the doctor say? Vivekananda: Sir, the doctor is afraid lest this singing bring on ecstasy (Bhdva-Samddhi) . Sri Ramakrishna (to the doctor, with folded hands): No, oh no; why should my feelings be worked upon? I am very well.
But as soon as these words were uttered, the Bhagavan, who was already losing sense-con-sciousness, went into deep Samddhi. His body became motionless. The eyes moved not. He sat speechless like a veritable figure of wood or stone. All sense-consciousness had ceased to be. The mind, the principle of personal iden-tity, the heart, had all stepped out of their wonted course towards that One Object, the Mother of the Universe.
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